The Petting Zoo....Ewww, please don't touch that!

The local zoo here had their grand opening yesterday after being closed for some renovations. I think it was a little premature since there were only some monkey/lemur things and a petting zoo with a couple of miniature horses, goats, rabbits, hens and a pig. But there's not much to do in a small town so my mother and I ventured out with the girls. Clearly I did not, or could not, pack enough hand sanitizer. Ewwww. However, I can not deny my child the simple pleasures of childhood, I realize that, so I actually let her pet a rabbit and walk in with the goats & ponies/horses. Ava was thrilled, of course. She's funny, she liked the animals, but wasn't so sure about touching the goats...lucky for me. Also she got to "milk" a fake cow; I think she liked that. See the pics:

Oh yeah, they also had some little kiddie rides next to the zoo. Ava rode in a boat, however got in trouble with Mommy after I caught her leaning off the back to touch the water. I deemed none of the other rides safe after that, except for the train which Mommy could ride too. Ummm, sorry Ava, I don't think we'll be back to this zoo any time soon.